Although Atletico Madrid's performance in the first half of this season is indeed not very good, it does not mean that the strength of this team is not good. Atletico Madrid has always been a strong team in La Liga. Before this relegation, they had been the third-best team in La Liga history, second only to Real Madrid and Barcelona. If it hadn't been for the scandal surrounding owner Hill that affected the team last season, maybe the team wouldn't have been relegated. Take a look at Atlético Madrid’s lineup the season they were relegated. Hasselbaink (jimmy_hasselbaink), Kiko (Kiko). Juninho_paulista (Juan_valeron), Ruben_baraja_vegas (ruben_baraja_vegas) and Aguilera (Aguilera). Gamarra (
carlos_gamarra), celso_rafael_ayala, jose_chamot and michele_serena. josé_molina. josé_mari, quinton_fortune, santiago_solari
), veljko_paunovic, joan_capdevila, bejbl, antonio_toni_jimenez, jordi_lardin...... These people are either the famous first-class stars in today's football, or they are quasi-first-class stars. Hasselbaink only played for Atletico Madrid for one season last season, but he became Atletico Madrid's top scorer that season with 24 goals, and also ranked second in the league's scorer rankings.
, second only to Racing Santander’s striker Salvador_ballesta_vialco_salva. It was one of the few bright spots in Atletico Madrid's failed season. Of course, Hasselbaink has now returned to England and was taken away by Chelsea for 15 million euros. When he came to Atletico Madrid from Leeds United a year ago, he spent Atletico Madrid
Twelve million euros. Kiko is Atletico Madrid's number one star. Before Torres, he was the prince of Atletico Madrid. Kiko has a very long name, his full name is Francisco Miguel Narvaez Marchon (francisaaez_mo). This name is too long and is inconvenient to remember and address, so the Spanish also
Like Brazilians, they are good at using nicknames instead of their real names. Kiko is his nickname. Since joining Atletico Madrid from Cardiz in 1993, he has never left. He was once the fourth-highest scorer in Atletico Madrid history, and was later surpassed by Torres. He is a true genius and Torres’ idol. He was also the main contributor when Atletico Madrid won the Double. It's a pity that because of two ankle injuries, he announced his retirement at the age of 29. But at this time, he is still in Atletico Madrid. Not to mention Juninho, who was the core of the Brazilian team in the 1995 Copa America, the 1996 Olympics, and the 1997 Confederations Cup. If he hadn't been seriously injured by Salgado before the 1998 World Cup, he might have been seriously injured.
That year, Brazil would not be defeated by Zidane's France in the final. However, Juninho left Atletico Madrid and went to Middlesbrough last season. Although his personnel relationship is still with Atletico Madrid this season, he has been loaned to Vasco da Gama in Brazil. Belleron, known as the "Zinedine Zidane of Spain", also played for Atletico Madrid for two seasons and was a main player. After the team was relegated last season, he was sold to Deportivo for 11 million euros.
Runia poached. Baraja, the greatest defensive midfielder in the history of Valencia in the future, also played for Atletico Madrid before. He played for Atletico Madrid's B team for many years. He only became a regular member of the first team in the first two seasons. He just played for Atletico Madrid last season.
The main player, but unfortunately Atletico Madrid was relegated. So for 12.5 million euros, he also transferred and left this sinking ship. Gamarra and Ayala, the two main defenders of the Paraguay national team, were both top defenders in the world at the time and created the defensive era of the Paraguay national team. Their performance at the 1998 World Cup in France left a very deep impression on people.
The impression that their defense made subsequent world champions despair. But now, Gamarra has transferred and left, and although Ayala has not left completely, he has also been loaned out. Chamot is an Argentinian international and a well-known defender. He only played for Atletico Madrid for one and a half seasons. During the winter break of last season, he went to AC Milan. Serena is a famous Italian full-back who was brought to Atletico Madrid by Sacchi. When Atletico Madrid was relegated last season, he was the main force. Of course, he is gone now. In addition, Jose Mari, Solari, Capdevila and others are also famous figures. Jose Mari went to AC Milan, Solari went to Real Madrid, and Capdevila was Spain's main left back who could win the 2008 European Cup. But Atletico Madrid, which has so many strong men, was relegated just like this. It was really unimaginable at the time, and it was so shocking. The team was relegated and the team fell apart. Many key players have fled Atletico Madrid. Those who remain are substitutes who could not play the main role in the past. But even so, the accumulation of Spain's third team is still very rich. They should not have been reduced to such a situation... After being relegated, a lot of people left, but Atletico Madrid's prince Kiko stayed. When the Getafe fans saw that the prince had slipped away, they suddenly had nothing to worry about. They all said that no matter how hard everyone else goes, as long as Kiko stays, we will definitely be able to avoid relegation! Before the season, Atletico Madrid's tactics were also developed around Kiko. There is no problem with this. Kiko’s strength and reputation are all there. With him as the core of the team, no one can say anything. And it is indeed a good idea. With a large number of key players leaving Atletico Madrid, only Kiko has such popularity and prestige. With him as the core, it is natural to hope to maximize his advantages. According to the then Atletico Madrid head coach Fernando Zambrano's thinking, there was nothing wrong with this tactic. As long as Kiko performed normally, it was not a foolish dream to return to the First Division in one season. The plan is perfect, the fans are full of expectations, and the remaining Atletico Madrid players are also confident. But who would have thought that at the beginning of the league, everyone's hope and pillar, Atletico Madrid's prince, Kiko, would be injured! Yes, I’m hurt! Once injured, it lasted a month. I finally came back, played a few games and got injured again... This injury lasted two months. Then he came back again, but after only a few games, he got injured for the third time! This time, the injury was relatively minor, and I was only out for two weeks. But since then, Kiko has been injured, come back, injured, come back. The tragedy is that Atletico Madrid had been formulating tactics around Kiko all summer, but when the season started, their core tactician didn't play a few games at all due to injuries! So one can imagine the results of Atletico Madrid... Although he missed many games, Kiko still played in today's game. Today, he just returned from injury. Although Kiko did not provide much help to Atletico Madrid in the first half of the season, this did not affect his status in the hearts of Atletico Madrid fans. Every time he touched the ball, he attracted cheers from Atletico Madrid fans.
Sound. Although the cheers were not loud, it was just because Atletico Madrid was playing away from home and not many fans came. ※※※ Even if Kiko doesn't have any outstanding performance in the first half of the season, he won't dare to underestimate this person. His ability to become the banner figure of Atletico Madrid is not in vain. Therefore, Chang Sheng specially warned the players in this game to pay attention to defending Kiko and not to treat him as a useless person with no condition at all. Chang Sheng squatted on the sidelines and looked at the court. His players really followed his instructions and defended Kiko very tightly. And adhering to his Getafe tradition, the players made great moves in defense. This makes Kiko feel very sad. Kiko has been injured frequently this season. They are all old injuries, namely two ankles. This paved the way for his future retirement. After repeated injuries, the prince will also start to fear. So now Kiko is very afraid of physical confrontation. And Getafe's defense is the best and likes physical confrontation. Ten minutes into the game, after Kiko was knocked to the ground three times by Getafe players, his time on the ball was significantly reduced. Seeing this scene from the sidelines, Chang Sheng couldn't help but laugh. He knew that Kiko was afraid of getting injured, so he repeatedly told the players not to show mercy to Kiko during the pre-match training. What does the prince of Atletico Madrid have to do with me? Even without himself, this prince would have retired at the age of twenty-nine due to frequent injuries to his ankles. My own appearance will not make this result worse. So he has no psychological burden at all. Anyway, he didn't let the players go directly to Kiko's ankle, so Kiko's treatment was much better than Reyes... ※※※ Before the game, Atletico Madrid fans were full of confidence, thinking that Kiko was back and would have no problem playing against a younger brother like Getafe. I have to say that the superiority and concept of Atletico Madrid fans are really deep-rooted. Even though Getafe is already ranked first in the league, they don't take Getafe seriously. Maybe they don't feel this way about other teams not in the Madrid region. But facing Getafe, this sense of superiority is particularly obvious. After all, Madrid is their territory. They are not even afraid of Real Madrid. How about they be afraid of a mere country team, Getafe? But as the game progressed, their cheers gradually became smaller. Then they started looking at each other. Kiko, the prince of Atletico Madrid actually backed down under the pressure of those country bumpkins! How is this possible?! Kiko is our only hope for upgrading, he is omnipotent, but why did he shrink back?! ※※※ ps, the 2070 monthly ticket is coming! There is one more update at one point, which is a thank you to everyone who passed 160 monthly votes yesterday! To be continued. (..), your support is my biggest motivation.)
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